Defence

South Australia is home to the largest share of Australia’s total in-country defence material spend, with Adelaide the headquarters for the majority of the nation’s defence manufacturing and technology research, development and investment over the next 20 years.

Adelaide is the confirmed build location for Australia’s A$50 billion Future Submarines Project, to be delivered by French company DCNS. The Future Submarines Project is one of the world’s single biggest military contracts.

We have Australia’s leading manufacturing and support hub for armoured fighting vehicles and are home to the Army’s Land Combat Vehicle System program, LAND 400.

South Australia has a dynamic aerospace sector, underpinned by advanced manufacturing and electronics industries, making us a leader in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare.

Our deep industrial capability is rapidly growing into a space innovation ecosystem that is well placed to lead future space industry development in Australia.